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Alumni Profiles Fall/Winter 2011
Scuba Diving Alumnus Opens Water for Vets
Posted On December 8, 2011 Shane M. Liebler 0

Most have lost limbs and some have lost hope, but all of them find freedom in the water.

Adventurer-turned-humanitarian Greg Mortenson signs his book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a Time for graduate student Melanie Hogaboom Berry M ’12 after Mortenson’s Oct. 28 presentation in the Campus Center arena. His appearance was part of the “Oswego Reads” communitywide reading initiative. Mortenson’s New York Times bestseller, published in 45 countries, recounts his experiences building schools in the mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson, who founded the not-for-profit Central Asia Institute, also signed copies of his sequel, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Campus Currents Spring 2011
Greg Mortenson visits campus
Posted On April 15, 2011 Staff 0

Adventurer-turned-humanitarian Greg Mortenson signs his book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School at a …

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Spring 2011 Uncategorized
Alumna Cares for Wounded Warriors
Posted On March 21, 2011 Shane M. Liebler 0

“It’s pretty hard if you think about it — you’re sitting in a vehicle in Iraq and a roadside bomb …

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Fund For Oswego Philanthropy in Action Spring 2011
Waters to Help Fellow Vets
Posted On March 21, 2011 Michele Reed 0

When Mike Waters ’70 was a struggling veteran and a SUNY Oswego student, he always worked a job or two …

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Featured Content Spring 2011
Fishing for Hope
Posted On March 1, 2011 Shane M. Liebler 8

Standing waist-deep in rushing waters, Capt. Robert Burke ’05 patiently threads his tackle. His rod tightly tucked under his arm, he …